Connecticut western news., 1887-08-10
THE NATIONAL GAME.
Facts and Gossip About Profession.
 als-The l.. and A. Record.

tEAatE.-mclnding the games played Aug. < the Detroits have won 49, lost 27; Chicago won 46, lost 29; Boston has won 42, lost 33; New York has won 4S, lost S4; Philadelphia has won S9, lost SS; Washington has won %, lost fl; Pittsburgh has won 29, lost 45, and Indiana polls won 2S, lost B AssocIATIoN.--St. Louis has won 62, lost 23; Louisville has won 50, lost 38; Cincinnati has won 50, lost 39; Balti- more has won 46 lost 36; Brooklyn has won Al, lost 42; Athletic has won fl, lost 43; Metropol- itans have won 27 lost 55, and Cleveland has won 2l, lost 6a.
 The Cleveland Club is playing very much better than at any time this season. Only its batting is now weak. A new first baseman is likely to be got within the next two weeks. If he is secured the team will be stronger still.
 Griffin is doing good work in Baltimore's outfeld.
 Treasurer Howe of the Cleveland Club is ! not in good health. He tried to resign and give up his place on the Executive Board of the club, but no one would hear of 1t, and he stays and gets assistance.
 l The Southern League is without umpires.
 Smith, the young pitcher of the Cincinnati Club, is one of tho finest in the business. The players have but little faith in Mullane. | Manager Williams writes that he believes, at the special meeting in New York, Sept. 3, the percentage system of dividing the gate re- ceipts will be adopted. He expects that Gin cinnati or Baltimore will give the fifth vote ! necessary to pass it. The League wants Von der Ahe, and will give him Indianapolis place, as it is able to do under a special contract it has with the Indianapolis Club. If Von der Ahe goes to the League he will have special agreements with Boston, Chicago, New York and Philadelphia, by which he gets one-third of the receipts at games in those cities. The proposition to give the pennant winner per centage of the gate receipts of each club is blind to coax Won der Ahe from the main point, and will not work.
 Binghamton has signed McShanne and Williams, in-fefders of tho Pennsylvania League.
 More and more-is the idea of equitable con- tracts in line with the law of the land, and a complete change of the provisions of the re- serve rule gaining ground. As base ball Is now run, players submission to base ball law is ell that binds him, and every day there Is danger of the courts standing everybody on their heads.
 Scranton has a pew pitcher in Henry. Lavin, Backer and Osterhout have been re- | leased.
 | In regard to the umpire, President Stcarns | of the Detroit Club says: "There no two ways about it; we have got to be more liberal | in the terms to these men, in order to secure material which will be satisfactory to the pub lie and the players. There are good catchers playing for $2, 900 who would be willing to as- sume the duties of umpires, and would make excellent men. No man can be expected to give up plses paying s2,ooo year for one one each of the eight clubs put sl 900 into an um- pire salary pool which should be turned over | to the President of the League, and he should be given absolute power in the appointment and assignment of tho umpires. He could thus pay $2, 900 year to good men, and much of the dissatisfaction now due to rank umpiring would be done away with. I am going to push this matter at the next League meeting. Iii very important"
 The minor Leagues are fading fast.
 A meeting of the League directors will be called when the clubs come East again to de- eide the New York-Detroit protest.
 When Horace Phillips, on behalf of the Pittsburg, Club, in the winter of 1885, paid somewhere about &6, 900 for the whole Colum- bus team, the price was thought to be enor- nous. Now one player alone will bring more than was paid for the whole Columbus team.
 Mckee, the left-fielder of the Wilkesbarre, is said to be worth s1OO, ,OOO, but not as ball player.
 Of the great Louisville pitcher Jack Lynch says: .'Ramsey doesn't know his own skill. | He is like other men I know, without base ball head. If had his arm could command more money .han the only Mike Kelly. To prove what he is capable of doing, he said to me few weeks ago: John, I am going to have the fine imposed on me-one of $50 taken off.' How are you going to do it 2 asked. Why, by simply knocking out the Brown Stockings in couple of games watched to see if he would do it, and sure enough, he did, I tell you, Ramsey is a great pitcher, ani would like to see him face the Leagues heavy batters. Why, he could fool Connor, Anson, Brouthers, or, in fact, most anybody. If the New Yorks had him they would win the championship in canter." | It looks as though tho League meant busi- ness this fall, and for that matter, the Asso- | citation means business, too From the present outlook the will be more fun in base ball than one can see on the field. The players are having their innings now, and the mana | gers will have theirs this fall.
 Parsons has returned to Rochester in good | condition to pitch,